Now that the fifth tallest dam in the world has been completed, Mark returned to the region to discover the impact it has had on the lives of the many displaced villagers whose homes are now under water.
In Niyamgiri with the Kondhas Tribes
A tribal region is under threat as a UK company proposes to mine the Niyamgiri Mountain for Bauxite. Mark was commissioned by Resurgence magazine to explore the situation in greater depth.
Update on the projects in Rising from the Dust
Mark revisited several of the people and projects in Uttarakhand to discover how life has changed for them.
research and writing projects
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“There are three million lost, abandoned, runaway or orphaned children in India. Travelling by train, sleeping on the platforms, they seek refuge on the railways. Sweeping carriages, begging or stealing from the three and a half billion passengers that travel on India’s railways every year, the children somehow manage to get by. All are constantly at risk from speeding trains and many die falling beneath the wheels. Girls frequently fall prey to those who would exploit them in the sex trade. Boys too are often abducted and never seen again. It’s a life that is inconceivable to most Westerners.”
RAILWAY CHILDREN follows the fortunes of chosen ‘street kids’ and uncovers the harsh realities and glimmers of hope of life on the run. Made by Caroline Brett, producer of the TV series Survival, it focuses on the work of SKCV, featured in Rising from the Dust.